02/11/2022
Ok, my people. I am committing to getting in the photos. Mamas, do we have five photos of ourselves for every five thousand photos we have of our kids? 🙋♀️ok, same. I bought a remote for my camera a few days ago. Now I don’t have to do the click and run and try to get everyone to look composed in ten second intervals for a few family pics. Every time I get in front of my camera it makes me a better photographer. I feel what you feel. I have insecurities too. I feel awkward and wonder if I’m doing it right. I’ve always understood that it’s a vulnerable thing I’m asking people to do in stepping in front of my camera. Guess what though? Our kids need photos with us in them when they look back on this time. Our kids don’t see our insecurities. They feel our embrace and they see our heart eyes adoring everything about them. We’re making memories and freezing moments. I don’t think any of us have brushed hair and we all have yogurt stains on our clothes you may or may not be able to see and I’m here for all of it. We’re growing a family and a legacy and I want my babies to know the small things are the big things. So I’m not saying I’m going to commit full-fledged to one of those self portrait 52 week projects, but I’m definitely going to challenge myself and experiment with some self portraits. I think that’ll probably look like me buried under a pile of toddlers with a growing belly and a newborn sooner than I realize. That’s my happy place. If that’s your happy place too, let’s make some photo magic of you and your fam bam!
